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Annaly Capital Management ( NLY) pushed the Financial sector higher today making it today's featured financial winner. The sector as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, Annaly Capital Management rose $0.27 (2.8%) to $10.09 on average volume. Throughout the day, 17,995,807 shares of Annaly Capital Management exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 14,641,900 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $9.85-$10.12 after having opened the day at $9.90 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $9.82. Other companies within the Financial sector that increased today were: KKR Financial Holdings ( KFN), up 30.6%, Gaming and Leisure Properties ( GLPI), up 8.7%, Elmira Savings Bank Elmira NY ( ESBK), up 7.2% and PowerShares DB Agriculture Long ETN ( AGF), up 7.0%.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. owns, manages, and finances a portfolio of real estate related investments in United States. Annaly Capital Management has a market cap of $9.4 billion and is part of the real estate industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 2.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 29.2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Annaly Capital Management a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Annaly Capital Management as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, weak operating cash flow and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.